Alice-Mary Higgins (Independent)
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We have heard a lot about the decarbonisation and the potential for green hydrogen down the line. We may look at certain limited uses for green hydrogen in particular targeted areas. Decarbonisation is one part, but we should be reducing reliance on gas and exiting from it. The gas sector as a whole should be shrinking. Even if green hydrogen comes on stream the general advice internationally is that it should be used for targeted and specific uses in areas where other energies are not suitable. We hear a lot about the plans for shifts within the gas system. Are there plans for the downsizing of the role that gas, as a whole, plays in our energy system?